Ironing table



H. T. YATES v IRONING TABLE Oct. 23, 1934.

Filed Nov. 15, 1933 m u uuggm H H Patented a. 23, 1934. a 1,978,097

u irs sm'res AT'ENrorrics 1,978,097 IRONING 1 Henry T. Yates, Akron,Ohio Application November '13, 1933, Serial No. 697,868

2 Claims. (01. 3-10 My invention relates to improvements in ironis suchthat when the legs 2 and 4, main open ing tables, and particularly tothe class of such position,as in Figs. 1 and 3, thebars' 6, 6a aretables as are collapsible, and its principal obrigidly aligned-betweenthem; i and when the ,iects are, first, to provide a table with largeskirt board 1. is elevated to horizontal position the '6 clearance,having supporting legs capable of behanger bar 6b, attached thereto andto the for-. 60 ing folded under the table within its limits, enward endof the side bar 6, securely holds the tirely out of the way when folded.A second oblegs 2 and 4 apart automatically; and when the ject istoprovide an ironing'table of this charboard "1 is lowered for folding,the said hanger ter, having ease and simplicity of folding operbars 61)impelsaid legs together by the action of 10 ation, and which opens andcloses with a single the side bars 6 on their pivots 6d, crcoking saidmotion, and will not fall apart accidently when alignment. closed, norself collapse when set up. A third Moreover, by the means aforesaid, thelegs 4, 4 object is to provide a better braced table, the are inclinedrearwardly a limited distance, so as several braces cooperating toproduce greater to stand at a slightly obtuse angle with the level 16sturdiness and rigidity and endurance, thus afof the board 1, andthereby make the structure 70 fording absolute safety and satisfactionto the more rigid.

user, and at the same time easily foldable for For a like purpose it isdesirable to have the disuse, storage and shipment, and other incilowerends of the legs stand farther apart than dental advantages, all ashereinafter fully set their upper ends, and, when folded, to lieparallel 20 forth and stated in the appended claims. to each otherwithin the limits of the board, so 75 My invention is illustrated by theaccompanyas to be out of the way in handling, storage and ing drawing inwhich similar letters and figures shipment. I of reference indicate likeparts. To accomplish these objects, the following Referring thereto,Fig. 1 is a side view of the means-are provided-The legs 4, 4, arenormally entire table, opened ready for use. Fig.2 is a spread apartbelow a limited distance by a pair of 80 plan view of the table foldedtogether; Fig. 3 is a bars 13, 13, which pivotally engage the pair ofperspective view of the entire table at an angle; side-bars 6a,respectively, at or near midway beand Fig. 4 is a sectional view of aportion on the tween the ends thereof, and toggle joints a, a, in dottedline 3--3 of Fig. 3, showing the means for the cross-bars 11, 11,respectively, at their junclooking and unlocking the foldable members ontion with the short members 11b, 11b. the under side of the board. Saidpair of cross-bars are pivotally attached The table 1, its legs orstandards 4, 4, and the to the legs 4, 4, near theirupper ends, and ator middle or sloping legs 2, 2 constitute the princinear the middlethereof, as at b and c, (Fig. 3) pal frame work of the device, the legs2 being of and to accommodate the swing of said cross-bars 35 two partssecured together at their lower ends, upon their axis '7, they arebroken by said toggle 9o. forming a foot 9. Their upper ends are spreadj ts sp ct v y, as best Shown in apart and secured pivotally underneaththe rear by action of the spreader-bars 13, 13, connected end of thetable board 1 to a base strap 1c and th r t at th r pp ds. an at theirlower clips projecting therefrom, as shown in Fig. 2. ds t th m m a ofthe s d p 40 The upper ends of the legs 4, 4, are pivotally v y, W -3-secured in like manner, so as to be foldable up- The arrangement a d acton is such that when Wardly when collapsed. To enable the legs 4 and thelegs a folded p y against the board, 2 to be folded upwardly inunison, apair of side as in Fi 2, th y a d awn w y so as t be bars 6, 6, onopposite sides of the table, are each parallel therew t and are spreadapart a t d 45. respectively secured to the sloping legs 2 on thedistance at their lower ends and rigid y held apart pivots 6d, (Fig. 3),about midway between the the y wh n nfold d o w y, as in Fig. 3. pivots4a and 10, and to the hanger bars 6b which h ta is pp d in p p s t y mans depend from the under side of the board 1, a of a support bar 3which is anchored in the fork fixed distance, and are pivotally securedthereto of the middle legs 2, on a pivot 10, and is shiftably 50 onclips 6e. attached to the underside of the board 1, by means .105

Each side-bar has an extension bar member 6a, of a short link 3a hingedto a block 3d, so that aligned therewith and secured thereto on a pivotwhen the support bar 3 is shifted to the forward 60 at a point aboutmidway between said pivot 6d position shown in full lines in Fig.- 4,the parts and. its lower end at leg 4 to which itis pivotally are lockedand rigidly held therein, and when 55' secured, as shown in Fig. 3. Thearrangement shifted to the position shown by the dotted lines,

all parts are automatically unlocked, and may be folded togethersimultaneously.

To more effectually brace the several members, the outer ends of thelegs 2, 2, are sprung apart in construction, and the long side bars orlevers 6 are also sprung by the spreading of the legs 4 when the tableis set up; the spreader bars 13 also act forcibly to tension the backcross bars, making a plurality of distinct braces cooperatingautomatically and simultaneously to support and hold the ironing tablein the strongest and most rigid position, incapable of Wobbling or breakdown in use.

The several parts may, of course be modified ithin the scope of theinvention, and I do not limit my claims to mere matter of form. What Iclaim and desire to secure is 1. In an ironing table, the combinationwith a table board, a pair of foldable legs pivotally attached theretoat one end thereof, an intermediate foldable leg split apart at itsupper end and pivotally secured to said board adjacent the pivots ofsaid end legs and inclined downwardly therefrom, a pair of sidebrace-bars, each pivotally connected to its adjacent inclined legintermediate its ends at a fixed distance from its upper end, ahanger-bar depending from the under side of the board and pivotallysecured thereto at about right angles with its adjacent brace-bar to theend of which it is pivotally attached, a short extension-bar pivotallysecured to the opposite end of said brace-bar and adapted to foldthereon when the end legs are folded, and pivotally secured to itsadjacent end legsaid several members cooperating to fold and unfold andstabilize said legs, substantially as set forth.

2. In an ironing table, in combination with a board, a pair of foldablelegs pivotally secured at one end thereof, an intermediate foldablesloping leg pivotally secured to said board adjacent the pivot of saidend legs, a pair of side brace-bars, each pivotally connected to saidsloping leg intermediate its ends, a hanger-bar pivotally secured to oneend of each brace-bar and to the under side of said board and dependingtherefrom at about right angles therewith, an extension-bar pivotallysecured to the opposite end of said bracebar and aligned therewith, andto the adjacent end leg and adapted to fold thereon when said legs arefolded upwardly-said brace-bars and end member's cooperating in foldingand unfolding and stabilizing said legs, cross-brace-bars operablebetween said end legs and pivotally secured thereto at both ends, atoggle joint in each crossbar near its upper end, and spreader-barpivotally connected to said toggle joints and to said extension-bars,respectively, to spread apart and stabilize said end legs laterally whenunfolded, and a support post for said board anchored at its lower endpivotally to the lower end of said sloping leg, and a reversible linkhingedly connecting said post and board to permit shifting said upperend longitudinally a limited distance, to lock and unlock and stabilizesaid foldable members by its reversal, substantially as set forth.

HENRY T. YATES.

